The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-08
MEETING OF THE a. VI. T.. CON
FERESCE.
About IGO Ministers Present--The
Work Of this Body in Missions.
Education, Etc.
ReDortsd for The Herald md Ne,rs.

Work of this Body Ill M1SslOns.
Education, Etc.
Reported for The Herald md Ne'rs.
This Conference was organized at this
place and held its first session here in
1878.
Tho Columbia Annual Conference Of
the A. NJ. E. Church, in this State, con-
vened in Newberry yesterday, in the A.
NJ. E. Church. This church, under the
able and efficient pastorate OF the Rev. Z.
Pierce Nelson, has been thoroughly reno
waited in and out at cost OF over two
hundred dollars. A neat and substantial
picket fence has been erected which adds
much to the general appearance and i'm
provement Of the property. The Rev. g.
Pierce Nelson, the pastor, who has been
untiring in his efforts and zeal for tho ad-
vancement of the cause of his church, de-
serves the commendation of his entire
church. for the many improvements he
has ac, omplished since he has been in
charge of this church, which has won for
him golden opinions among all classes
of our people.
This Conference is presided over by
the Rt. Rev. Jabez P Campbell, d. d.
LII. D., of Philadelphia, Penn. The
Bishop is one of the oldest on the Bench
of Bishops in the church and takes the
front rank among bis race as a pulpit
orator, in this country or across the Wa
ters. He is mau OF great plety, always
agreeable in his manner and address. He
was appointed to take charge of this work
after the death of the lamented Rt. Rev.
James A. Shorter, who departed this life
July last. As such Bishop Campbell
comes to carry out the wishes of the de-
parted Bishop, according to the discipline
of the Church. The session will be an
harmonious one, and benediction is
looked for among the members OF the
Church here.
This conference embraces all that part
of the State not included in the South
Carolina Conference, and is set apart into
the following districts, to-wit: Columbia,
Abbe7ine, ,Greenville. Manning, Newberry,
Orangeburg and Sumter. This conference
has 16S itinerant ministers; local minis
ters, 313; exhorters, 154; members, "A, ,O36;
probationers, 8,267; churches, 249; value
of Church property, 49,, ,4l9; paTsonages,
40; value of parsonages S15,055; Sunday
schools, 267; Sunday-school scholars, b.
500; volumes in library, 1906; teachers
and officers, 2,175; day-schools, l66; value
school houses, S9,567. Raised for the sup
port of the Gospel last year, S39, ,547.3S.
The conference contributes to home and
Foreign Missions. Has one missionary IN
Hayti by the Chnrch in general. The con-
ference raised for the cause last year S249.-
81; for building OF Home Missions, slO,-
692.84. This conference supports the
general organ. the Christian Recorder,
printed in Philadelphia, also a Church
review.
The Allen University at Columbia is
partly supported by this conference. Last
year the conference raised about one
thousand dollars for the cause Of Christian
education carried on by this institution.
This institution is in charge Of Prof. J.W.
Morris, who will be at Conference some
time during the session.
The following general officers and dis
tinguished visitors are expected: The
Revs. B. F. Tanner, D. D., editor OF the
| Church Reriew, B. F. Lee, D. D., editor OF
the Christian Recorder, ". D. johnson,
D. D., secretary of education, W. }.
Gaines, D. D., N. B. Saltus, D. D., W. &:
Heard and others. The conference will
continue in session for about one week.
This is one of the important sessions, hav-
ing to elect delegates to the ensuing gene
raj conference, which meets next May,
when the subject of electing an additional
number of bishops will come up. Since
the last general conference Bishops W. F.
Dickerson, R. H. Cain and J. A. Shorter
have died, which vacancies must be filled.
| FIRST DAYS SESSION.
The tenth session of the Columbia An
nual Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church convened in Milier's
chapel, A. NJ. E. Church, Rt Rev. J. P,
Campbell, D. D., LID, Bishop presid-
ing. The conference opened at III a. m
Devotional exercises conducted by the
| Bishop. The 304th hymn was sung
PRAYER was offered. The xii. chapter OF
Isaiah and xvi. chapter OF st. Mark were
read by the Bishop. The roll was called
by Rev. R. E. Wall, secretary of last con
ference. Remarks were made by the Blsh.
op in regard to electing a competent Sec
retary. Revs. R. E. Wall, J. G. Sampson
C. NJ. Crosby and w. D. Chappelle were
nominated. On first ballot Rev. R. E
Wall received 60 votes out of 9S, and was
declared elected. Rev. J. G. Sampson ano
c.. J. Nichols were chosen assistant secre'
taries. Rev. G. P. Nelson chosen reporter
for Christian Recorder, Rev. D. II. John.
son was chosen reporter for local and al
other papers. The bounds of the confer
ence fixed. Marshals chosen-Jas. T. Ba
ker and J. D. Smart. Hours OF meeting
and adjourning: to meet at 10 a. N. anc
adjourn at , p. m. Post-office messenger
Rev. c. Pierce Nelson, pastor in charge.
A discussion arose concerning the mo-
ney paid for the minutes at last conference
by the ministers, and the money collected
for the sale Of the minutes, and the debt
incurred for printing the minutes. he
marks were made by Rers. J. 5. Lee, y
w. Edwards, w. D. Chappelle. Z. 7. Mel
son and others.
The following were appointed com
mittee of Ways and Means. to raise none!
to relieve those elders who became re,
sponsible for the payment of printing last
wears minutes, viz: Revs. w. N. Thomas
H. Young, G. NJ. Crosby, I. S. Lee, 5. D.
Jefferson. Conference book steward. Rev
n. ". Edwards.
Transfer of Rev. W. S. Maxy from
North Carolina Conference of the A. NJ
E. Church to the Columbia Conference OF
the same Church, was read and his name
placed on record.
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